Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Brazil

Brazil: Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social was 71.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
71.2%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
8th
of 30 countries
All-time high
75.7%
in 2019
All-time low
61.6%
in 2006
Years of data
12
2006–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Brazil, 2006–2022

0204060802006201420222006: 61.62009: 67.12011: 61.82012: 71.62015: 632016: 75.22017: 73.12018: 73.92019: 75.72020: 68.42021: 70.32022: 71.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Brazil stood at 71.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Brazil peaked at 75.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 61.6%, in 2006.

Brazil ranks 8th of 30 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Insurance -rural in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 61.6%
2009 67.1% +8.9%
2011 61.8% -7.8%
2012 71.6% +15.7%
2015 63.0% -12.0%
2016 75.2% +19.4%
2017 73.1% -2.7%
2018 73.9% +1.0%
2019 75.7% +2.5%
2020 68.4% -9.6%
2021 70.3% +2.7%
2022 71.2% +1.4%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 71.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.5%, 1.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 71.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.9%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 64.3% 61.6% 67.1% 2
2010s 70.6% 61.8% 75.7% 7
2020s 70.0% 68.4% 71.2% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 5 Serbia 81.6% compare
  2. 6 Belarus 81.1% compare
  3. 7 Sri Lanka 71.3% compare
  4. 9 Republic of Moldova 69.4% compare
  5. 10 Uruguay 68.7% compare
  6. 11 Ecuador 64.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Brazil?
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Brazil was 71.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 61.6% in 2006.
How does Brazil rank for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social?
Brazil ranks 8th out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Insurance -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Insurance -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 273 data points, 2002–2023
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group